About Neurology

Neurology is the branch of medicine responsible for the study and treatment of diseases that affect the nervous system. The nervous system includes the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, optic nerve) and the peripheral nervous system (nerves, muscles, sensory receptors in the skin, and special senses (hearing, balance, and taste).

Neurologists are Physicians who have trained in general medicine and specialised further in neurology. Neurologists treat disorders such as:

Cerebrovascular disease, such as stroke

Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis

Headache and migraine

Infections of the brain and peripheral nervous system

Movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and Essential Tremor

Disorders of the peripheral nerve, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and peripheral neuropathy

Muscle diseases, such as muscular dystrophy or inflammatory myopathy

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body dementia

Seizures and epilepsy

Speech and language disorders

Neurologists do not perform surgery. If a patient requires surgery, referral to the appropriate specialty will be offered.